But what’s dead isn’t staying dead, because I guess someone out there thinks a new generation of women don’t hate their bodies and themselves enough, so we’re back on this. The New York Times did a massive expose on the culture of “bullying and harassment” in 2020, and Hulu released a damning docuseries entitled Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons that touched on the culture, Epstein, and the rise and downfall of the company last year. Also, sales started to flag because everyone finally realized the crap Victoria’s Secret sells is cheap and falls apart easily, but that’s just me adding personal color to the story. Lest we forget, the entire company was also accused of terrible practices, including rampant misogyny. In case you forgot, the fashion shows were canceled in 2019 partly because the cultural zeitgeist it captured for so long finally started to wane and partly because the brand’s previous owner during its heyday, Les Wexner, had Jeffrey Epstein living in his Ohio compound for years, trafficking women and underage girls through the cover of modeling for Victoria’s Secret. Honestly, who is asking for this? Did someone stumble their way onto a monkey’s paw and ask for this sarcastically, and the wish-giving powers that be don’t understand irony so here we are!? Back on this relic? Come on. But that is in the past.In news that makes you “huh?” The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is attempting to stage a comeback this year via a worldwide broadcast of four mini-fashion shows in four different countries on September 26, which will be broadcast on Amazon Prime Video. "Being taken advantage of by someone who was so sick, so cunning, so depraved, is something that I'm embarrassed I was even close to. In September, Wexner addressed his ties to Epstein at L Brands' investor meeting. "At some point in your life we are all betrayed by friends," Wexner said. L Brands' board of directors announced that it had hired an outside law firm to review its relationship with Epstein, who died by suicide in jail in August 2019. Some of Epstein's victims came forward saying that he used his connection to Victoria's Secret to coerce them into sexual acts. Here's a look at the rise, fall of Victoria's Secret, and the brand's plan for redemption.Īstrid Stawiarz/Stringer and Patrick McMullan/Getty ImagesĮpstein managed Wexner's money for several years, and former company executives told the Wall Street Journal that he tried to meddle in Victoria's Secret's business, offering input on which women should be models. But, after launching new marketing campaigns and the VS Collective, a group of female activists and entrepreneurs, the Victoria's Secret fashion show is making a comeback this fall. Then the brand ended its infamous Victoria's Secret fashion show in 2019, following controversial comments about transgender models from the its former marketing chief. Lingerie competitors, including Aerie, ThirdLove, and Lively, started to attract more interest from consumers and sales at Victoria's Secret began to slip. The lingerie retail space also started to shift in a new direction - verring from push-up bras and skinny models to sports bras and a more body-positive image. But it's prominence has been shaken up in recent years after the lingerie brand faced sluggish sales, criticism for its lack of model diversity and size inclusivity, scandal for possible ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and an entire brand-image overhaul. Victoria's Secret has been the leading lingerie retailer in the US for several decades. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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